title: Premature closure of upper humeral physis after fracture through simple bone cyst.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous asymmetric premature closure of the upper humeral physis after fracture through a juxtaphyseal simple bone cyst in a 10-year-old boy. Five years later, there was 7.5 cm of humeral shortening and varus deformity of the humeral head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, England.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography